As water flowed east and leaves fell in profusion, time quietly and slowly slipped away.
In what seemed like the blink of an eye, a year had passed.
Itogami Island was still as scorching as ever, but that was no problem as long as they stayed home. After all, Itogami Island had never lacked energy.
Elysia sat in an air-conditioned room, casually flipping through the book in her hands, though her thoughts were elsewhere.
She was thinking about the battle between Kalpas and Aswadguld a year ago.
The famed Progenitor had seemed so utterly pathetic when facing Kalpas in his Active Honkai Reaction form.
When Aswadguld watched the familiars he had regarded as his trump cards crumble beneath Kalpas's hands like paper, so fragile that they were effortlessly blown apart—
He had finally become afraid!
He had even abandoned all concern for his dignity, ordering every familiar to stop Kalpas while using his own means of escape to flee at once.
When Kalpas realized that bastard had escaped using an ability he did not understand, he vented his fury for quite a while.
Even the Herrschers of the Previous Era had been torn apart like prey in his hands, yet this damned Progenitor had escaped right before his eyes.
Of course, that was mainly because Kalpas did not understand the abilities of Progenitors from this other world.
Otherwise, he might not have gotten away!
"Elysia..."
At that moment, the adorable Natsuki Minamiya appeared beside Elysia out of thin air. Compared to a year ago, Natsuki Minamiya had not changed in the slightest.
She was still as adorable and tiny as ever.
"What is it?"
Closing her book, Elysia looked at her with a smile.
"Miss Vil-V said that she has finished optimizing the Holy Annihilation System. It can now be